News: Tablets
Wednesday, 21 Dec 2011
Five Companies Collaborate to Protect HD Content on SD Cards
Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk, Sony and Toshiba have announced that they are collaborating to device a new content protection technology for flash memory cards such as SD cards and various storage devices.
Archos Unveils Its 70b Internet Tablet
Priced at US$199 with 8GB of storage space, the Archos 70b IT is a slim internet tablet running on the Android 3.2 Honeycomb.
Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011
Google Unveiling Tablet Within the Next Six Months
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt revealed details about the company's plans to introduce a competitive tablet within the next six months.
Friday, 16 Dec 2011
Nokia Releasing Windows 8 Tablet in Mid 2012
Nokia's French Division general manager, Paul Ansellem has let slip the fact that we will be seeing a Nokia tablet running Windows 8 as early as June 2012. That seems like a good bit earlier than when most other manufacturers are expecting to launch their own Windows 8 tablet in Q3 2012.
Thursday, 15 Dec 2011
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime Arriving in Early Jan 2012
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer will be available in Singapore from early January 2012. It will be powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box.
Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011
Kindle Fire Plagued By User Complaints
Amazon to release an over-the-air update within two weeks to address the growing number of user complaints against its Kindle Fire tablet.
Monday, 12 Dec 2011
Coby Announces Five Ice Cream Sandwich Tablets for 2012
Consumer electronics manufacturer Coby will unveil five Ice Cream Sandwich-powered tablets in 2012 with 7, 8, 9, 9.7 and 10-inches variants. The company plans to unveil the tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 next month.
Saturday, 10 Dec 2011
webOS Lives On, Goes Open-Source
HP has decided that webOS will live on as an open-source project, with its CEO Meg Whitman mentioning that the company might produce another webOS tablet sometime in 2013.
Friday, 9 Dec 2011
Google Introduces Google Currents App
Google announced a brand-new news reading application called Google Currents, one that is said to compete directly with popular apps like Flipboard and more, on Thursday.
Ainol Tablet Going for US$99
The Novo7, a 7-inch tablet that runs Ice Cream Sandwich, will be making its way from China to the United States of America. Best of all, the Novo7 will be selling for just US$99.
